| US 7,543,398 B2 | ||
| Waterproof and breathable insole | ||
| Chung-Hu Hsaio, Taichung (Taiwan); and Chien-Wen Hsu, Taichung County (Taiwan) | ||
| Assigned to MJC Probe Incorporation, Hsinchu Hsiang (Taiwan) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 16, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/355,184. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0186444 A1, Aug. 16, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. A43B 23/07 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 36—55 [36/14; 36/3 R] | 10 Claims |
| 1. A waterproof and breathable insole comprising:
a shoe lining, said shoe lining having two bottom side edges respectively curved inwards;
an insole mounted inside said shoe lining, said insole having a flat elongated insole body fitting the toes, transverse arch
and plantar arch of the user's foot and peripherally stitched to said shoe lining, a rear heel portion extending backwards
from said flat elongated insole body, and two projections longitudinally arranged at two sides respectively attached to said
bottom side edges of said shoe lining at a bottom side and defining with said bottom side edges of said shoe lining gaps for
ventilation; and
a pad bonded to the whole area of an outside wall of said insole and a part of said shoe lining with a layer of glue, said
pad comprising a layer of waterproof and breathable material.
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